A man and a woman were arrested for possessing stolen property and other charges during a car investigation in Modesto, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said.

Deputies investigated a suspicious car at 10 p.m. Wednesday near South Santa Cruz Avenue and Canal Street, officials said. They found the car occupied by Ildefonso Herrera and Sabrina Spears, who was on probation.

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During the search, deputies found checks that had been stolen the day before, officials said. They then searched a hotel room where they found a laptop and printer that Herrera and Spears were allegedly using to print checks using several different victims' information and money.

Herrera was in possession of a notepad containing the personal information of several people, officials said. He was arrested on charges of possessing stolen property, forgery and possession of a fictitious bill.

Spears was arrested on charges of possessing stolen property, forgery, possession of a fictitious bill and violation of probation.